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How Democrats Used One Word to Turn the Tide Against Trump

Both parties are now preparing for “affordability” to play a major role in the midterm elections next year. How did it emerge so quickly?

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These Young Adults Make Good Money. But Life, They Say, Is Unaffordable.

Economists say that a typical middle-class family today is richer than one in the 1960s. Americans in their 20s and 30s don’t believe it.

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Koch Political Operation Spent Nearly $550 Million During 2024 Cycle

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Ramaswamy Challenges Conservatives on Surging Bigotry on the Right

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Redactions and Unanswered Questions: First Look at the Epstein Files

The Justice Department released more than 13,000 files related to Jeffrey Epstein, with more expected. Read six takeaways about what the files did and did not divulge.

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Lawmakers Criticize Justice Dept. for Not Releasing All Epstein Files

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Inside a ‘Turn and Burn’ Immigration Crackdown and the Chaos It Unleashes

A video analysis of one early morning raid in Los Angeles revealed the vast web of consequences brought by aggressive new Border Patrol tactics.

U.S. and Venezuela Jam Caribbean GPS Signals to Thwart Attacks, Raising Flight Hazard

Military brinkmanship between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has led to an increase in electronic warfare in the region.

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Spit and Sulfur: How Venezuela Went From U.S. Ally to Trump Target

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U.S. Strikes on Syria Underscore Scale of Challenge for Its President

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Slain M.I.T. Professor Was a ‘Brilliant Scientist’ and a Beloved Colleague

Nuno Loureiro, 47, was killed by an old classmate who was on the run from a shooting at Brown University, the authorities said.

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Suspect in Brown and M.I.T. Killings Died 2 Days Before He Was Found, Autopsy Shows

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Nuno Loureiro sits in an upholstered chair wearing a blue suit, red tie and glasses. — Jake Belcher, via Reuters

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With Attacks on Oil Tankers, Ukraine Takes Aim at Russia’s War Financing

Strikes on four vessels signal that Kyiv is willing to expand the maritime theater of the conflict in an effort to crimp Moscow’s military funding.

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An aerial view of speedboat drones. — Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times

Weekend Reads

A video of three clips of Raja Shehadeh wearing a white collared shirt and a sweater vest. Clip one is Raja sitting at a desk putting his glasses on. The second clip is a close up shot of his hands writing on paper. The third clip is Raja sitting cross legged on a white background with his hand reaching up toward the light causing a shadow over his face.

Joan Didion and Kurt Vonnegut Had Something to Say. We Have It on Tape.

Rare recordings of E.E. Cummings, Mary Oliver and more offer a tour through literary history led by authors in their own words — and voices. Take a listen.

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Thomas Victor and Jack Prelutsky